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5. The reverse for some of those is also true

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:56 AM

Yesterday

The Union thought they would defeat the Rebels in weeks.

France, Britain, and Imperial Russia believed they'd crush Austria-Hungary and Germany before Christmas.

The North Koreans thought the South Koreans would be pushovers.

Usually both sides in a war go in with high expectations.

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Funny how most wars start off with assumptive optimism. [View all] no_hypocrisy Yesterday OP

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No country has started a war thinking they would lose Strelnikov_ Yesterday #4

The reverse for some of those is also true ITAL Yesterday #5

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